Practice doesn’t always make perfect, especially if you are training too often or improperly. Overuse injuries are caused by repetitive stress to a muscle, bone or tendon can be subtle and develop over time.
No matter a person’s age, staying mobile, healthy, and fit should be a priority. The best way to ensure you are maintaining your ultimate mobility is to consider four different types of physical activity.
Outpatient surgery is a type of surgery that allows patients to return home on the same day as their procedure and they occur in an outpatient (ambulatory) surgery center.
When non-surgical treatments for a knee injury are not reducing pain, it is time to try a surgical approach.
It happens in an instant. It’s that winced one-legged hop after a tough interaction on the soccer field, the unpleasant roll of an ankle when walking a trail, or a painful shoulder grab after a powerful volley on the court…
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical help or miss work. Fortunately, measures can help prevent or relieve most back pain episodes, especially for people younger than age 60.
The value of a strong doctor-patient relationship cannot be overstated. Choosing the right doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make about your overall health.
After 25 years and over 10,000 hip and knee replacements, I have decided to retire effective February 24, 2023.
We examine how bad posture affects your body, what good posture is, and ways you can achieve and keep good posture.
Physical injuries are quite common, affecting 55.4 million people and leading to over 200,000 preventable deaths and over a billion dollars in medical costs. Whether
So much of how you move and function is based on the multiple types of joints your body possesses. Without them, walking, running, lifting objects, writing, typing,
To find ways to keep your hips healthy for as long as possible, let’s examine how they work, what causes hip pain, and methods to preserve them.
We explore the causes of arthritis, how it affects your body, and what you can do to manage or prevent it.
We examine how X-rays work and the reasons your doctor might want to use them in your diagnosis.
To better understand posture and determine whether yours is good for your health, we look at the effect of poor posture and ways to correct it.
We explore what PT can do by examining the common reasons for getting physical therapy, and the variety of ways you can benefit from it in your everyday life.
Let’s look at the procedure itself, common reasons for getting one, and how age affects this treatment.
Regardless of how active you are, you need your legs for standing and moving around, and your feet for maintaining balance. Walking, running, dancing, jumping
About 80% of people suffer back pain at some point in their lives. It’s a common complaint, and unfortunately, the causes behind it are complex
A study shows that 90% of the patients who suffer from osteoarthritis wait too long for a knee replacement.
Frequently asked questions about bone fractures.
A new study released by the Lancet Journal showed these statistics.
